#523E32#523E32

#523E32 is a dark, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 38.2% C 0.034 H 52.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523E32
RGB	rgb(82, 62, 50)
HSL	hsl(23, 24%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(23, 39%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 24.4%, 39%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.03, 6.80, 10.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.03, 12.72, 57.65°)
OKLab	oklab(38.21% 0.021 0.0272)
OKLCH	oklch(38.21% 0.034 52.3)
XYZ	xyz(5.7782, 5.4697, 3.7684)
Luminance	0.0547 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523E32 #324652

analogous

#523236 #523E32 #524E32

triadic

#523E32 #32523E #3E3252

tetradic

#523E32 #365232 #324652 #4E3252

square

#523E32 #365232 #324652 #4E3252

split-complementary

#523E32 #32524E #323652

monochromatic

#130E0C #2C211B #523E32 #785B49 #9E7760

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.03

#523E32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.09

#523E32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523E32

10.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523E32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523E32	1.00	10.03	2.09	10.03
#FFFFFF	10.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#444031

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#484432

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#583A3B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523e32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 62, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.2% 0.034 52.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#837369',
    500: '#523e32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523e32;
$custom-light: #837369;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523e32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 22.5,
    "s": 24.242,
    "l": 25.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38215,
    "c": 0.03436,
    "h": 52.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05469
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523E32

secondary

#5D7583

accent

#9FC167

background

#F8F6F6

surface

#EFECEB

border

#CAC7C6

text

#0B0806

muted

#7C7B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #523E32

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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